HB23-1256 Summary

• Colorado-licensed, certified, or registered health-care professionals may provide telehealth services to patients or clients located in another state if authorized by an interstate compact or by the state where the patient is located.

• Health-care professionals providing telehealth services to out-of-state patients remain subject to the jurisdiction and laws of the state where the patient is located and must comply with all requirements imposed by that state.

• "Interstate compact" is defined as an agreement between Colorado and other states allowing professionals licensed in one state to practice in other party states, including compacts ratified by the General Assembly and entered into by the Governor.

• "Telehealth" includes telemedicine as defined in existing Colorado law and references standards set forth in Section 10-16-123(4)(e).

• The act takes effect 90 days after final adjournment of the general assembly, unless subject to a referendum petition, in which case it requires approval by voters at the November 2024 general election.